Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Kaiser Aluminum's (KALU) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 15.84% in Q2 2026, up 365.0% YoY from 3.41% in Q2 2025, and up 7.14% on a QoQ basis from 14.78% in Q1 2026.
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 15.84% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin rose 365.0% year-over-year to 15.84% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 14.52% (up 258.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13.12%, up 130.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin grew to 15.84% in Q2 2026, from 14.78% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 15.84% in Q2 2026 to a low of 5.85% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 11.44% and a median of 11.97% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin tumbled 2855 bps — and 2023, when it surged 790 bps.
- Tracing KALU's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 7.09% in 2022, then soared by 112 bps to 14.99% in 2023, then declined by 16 bps to 12.53% in 2024, then advanced by 6 bps to 13.28% in 2025, then increased by 19 bps to 15.84% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 15.84% (Q2 2026), 14.78% (Q1 2026), and 13.28% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcoa | 14.25 Bn | 12.82 Bn | 999.00 Mn | 25.19% |
| 2 | Century Aluminum | 5.19 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 227.90 Mn | 30.30% |
| 3 | Constellium Se | 4.07 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 480.00 Mn | 17.47% |
| 4 | Kaiser Aluminum | 3.17 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 199.00 Mn | 15.84% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.28% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.54% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.85% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 35.64% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.70% |